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Islamabad makes COVID-19 testing compulsory for restaurant employees

ISLAMABAD, MAY 10 (DNA) – Islamabad has made testing of the novel coronavirus compulsory for all restaurant employees delivering food across the capital. According to a notification by the administration, only those employees who test negative for the deadly virus will be allowed to deliver or prepare delivery items. “Home deliveries of both food and non-food items are directed to adhere to the SOPs of personal hygiene and sanitisation of both themselves and the deliveries,” it read. Restaurants and stores have also been instructed to place hand santisers at bothRead More


NA Speaker Asad Qaiser hospitalised for ‘better coronavirus care’

ISLAMABAD, MAY 10 (DNA) – National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser is recovering from the coronavirus, his spokesperson said on Sunday. He confirmed that Qaiser was admitted to a private hospital the day before but said it was so that he could receive better care. He should be discharged from the hospital  tomorrow (Monday), said the spokesperson. He doesn’t have a fever anymore and has only a slight chest infection, said the spokesperson, adding that the speaker’s cough was better than before. He feels much better, he added. Qaiser tested positiveRead More


‘Government to identify virus hotspots, implement smart lockdown through technology’

ISLAMABAD, MAY 10  –  The government is now identifying virus hotspots across the country with the help of data it has gathered and technology to ensure implementation of a smart lockdown, Planning Minister Asad Umar said. When these areas where the virus has spread are identified, health teams will visit and monitor them to check if the entire area needs to be sealed or just specific lanes, he said in a briefing on Sunday. The minister explained that this is done through a heat map of the country, which showsRead More


Prepare for India’s renewed aggression, sabotage: Masood Khan

MUZAFFARABAD, MAY 10 (DNA) – Sardar Masood Khan, President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, said here on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian occupation forces and intelligence agencies are hatching a plot against Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said, taking advantage of the world’s focus on COVID-19 and diversion of attention from the ongoing genocide in Kashmir the occupation authorities have intensified killing of Kashmiri youth and escalated the situation along the Line of Control. In the past month, they have killed more thanRead More


Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Pak rejects Indian counsel statement

             ADNAN YOUSAF ISLAMABAD:  Responding to media queries, the Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aisha Faroouqi has said we have noted the statements made in an online lecture on 03 May 2020 by Mr. Harish Salve, India’s legal counsel in the Kulbushan Jadhav case. While suggesting that India may have to go back to International Court of Justice (ICJ), Mr. Salve has made certain statements which are contrary to the facts of the Case. “We firmly reject the Indian Counsel’s baseless and inaccurate assertion that Pakistan has notRead More


 PAF pays tribute to mothers

    ISLAMABAD (DNA) -10 APRIL, 2020: As the world celebrates Mothers’ Day today, the Airwomen of Pakistan Air Force also pay tribute to the most loving creation of the world. In this regard, Directorate of Media Affairs,  Pakistan Air Force has produced a short promo to extol all  mothers who selflessly contribute towards the upbringing of future generations. The promo, especially  highlights the self sacrificing services of the mothers belonging to the medical profession and is a sincere  acknowledgement of their frontline role in the fight against Covid-19 inRead More